Billy Christ

There are two worlds â€" our world, and Billy’s: and when things get really bad in Billy’s world he escapes to the secret clearing in the woods, near Butler’s farm. Only here can Billy be his real self â€" watched over by the shadowy figure of his guardian angel â€" imagining himself as the new messiah, happily making sacrifices to his God and cutting up road-kill. All is going well in Billy’s strange world until a pretty girl arrives and ruins everything. The outcome is fatal! From now on, life won’t be easy for young Billy, but then, if you’re the new messiah â€" no one said it would be. Michael Cameron - author of the best selling In Harm's Way â€" explores the mind of a teenager who has lost his way in the madness, humor and despair of the sexually liberated 1970s. BILLY CHRIST is both a psychological thriller and a coming-of-age story set in a world of pop-music, TV commercials and the English countryside. BILLY CHRIST: an intriguing tale spun with humor and drama, and a Gothic lust for gore and horror.